Dempey had some truly bad performances

Dont wallow in your own ignorance.

 

I don't think it's too much of a blemish. Meehan did have a good chin and was rarley stopped within four rounds, which was the scheduled time for all of their matches, I think. Actually, the only times he was stopped inside 4 rounds was by Tommy Gibbons and Billy Miske. By the way, do we really need another thread criticising Dempsey? aren't there like two or three active at the moment?

 

They were four round fights, though. Still, Dempsey never seemed able to solve Meehan's style.

 

In all seriousness, what the young fellow says is factually accurate. Disagree with his conclusion, but why call him ignorant?

 

Because he dosnt want to learn.

He is using his interpretation of the bout to suport a given view point and if I can tell him any facts that can contradict that he dosnt want to know.

That is the deepest form of ignorance.

 

Firstly I apologise for insulting you. A lot of harsh words have been thrown on this topic and I have taken the brunt of most of them so I came down on you harder than I should.

Boxrec is full of errors and quite often lists exhibitions as pro fights. It dosnt help that there was a fine line between them then. I think that this was technicaly a pro fight but it would not have meant as much as if it had been a 10 rounder.

The newspaper reports that I have seen suggest that Dempsey should have got the decision.

Billy Miske and Willie Mehen are fascinating fighters in their own right outside of their fights with Dempsey.

 

I'd bet my house that Sullivan stops Meehan in all 5 fights even if they were mere 4-rounders.

 

I am not saying that you are wrong but what makes you say that?

 

Yeah, he should search and research books and records until someone, somewhere, probably related to Dempsey, says one of Jack's losses "might" have been debatable and he "possibly" had flu anyway, despite 30 other 'neutral' sources saying otherwise. Then, if they don't find it, lie about it anyway.

 

Adam's book.